*Screech* *Screech*
"Nggh! Come on!" Midoriya yelled to himself as he dragged a refrigerator and All Might along the sand, making barely any progress... but progress nonetheless.
"I'll admit, you're at least a little strong. Thank goodness or else this would take a lot longer!"
"I take break dancing classes, so I'm not exactly a couch potato, but I would have dragged this to the truck already if you weren't sitting on it." Midoriya let go of the ropes as All Might jumped down, "But why am I hauling garbage? If you wanted me to train, a gym membership would be closer to my home and school."
"Sure that would work, but this is free and could accomplish the exact same result, and another reason too." All Might explained before walking towards the refrigerator that Midoriya was hauling, "I did a little online research yesterday. Turns out this part of the beach used to be beautiful but it's been a total mess for the last few years."
"... I remember an article saying that the ocean currents carry trash to this part of the beach. People dumped trash into the ocean and after a while this place became a dump."
"Heroes these days are all about showing off and capturing flashy villains." He added, while crushing the refrigerator, "Things were different before Quirks. Service was what mattered. Back then, heroes were those who helped the community. Even if it was kinda boring!"
*BOOM*
When All Might completely crushed the refrigerator most of the trash behind him flew off to God knows where on the beach, revealing the rising sun on the horizon, "You will restore the coastline for this entire section of the beach. That is the first step on your path, young man. Towards being a hero."
Midoriya took a moment to survey his surroundings, piles and piles of trash coating this one section of the beach. "I have 10 months to clean this up?" Midoriya asked as All Might nodded, "... I've dealt with worse, I think."
"That's the spirit! But hauling garbage won't get you the body necessary to use my Quirk without blowing yourself up by the sheer power. So that's why..."
*Fwip*
"I got you this patented 'Aim to Pass: American Dream Plan'! Follow this to the letter and the beach will be cleaned up with about... 2 weeks to spare. I also detailed every other aspect of your life while I'm at it." Midoriya took the papers and looked them over.
'Holy workout. Even my sleep is scheduled...' Midoriya thought as All Might slid on over.
"If I'm being honest, this is going to be super hard. Think you're up to it?"
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"As up to it as anyone would be. Let's do this."
'I'm going to regret every life decision am I?'
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"Finally, I'm alone. Now I can think." Midoriya closed the door, locked it behind him, and sat down on the roof of the school and pulled out a notebook, "So I have my physical training down to a T. All Might knows more about this stuff than I do, and if I mess it up then I'll either die or lost my limbs, let's avoid that scenario. So what I could do... is train my Quirk and do All Might's training. So far I can use fire as a projectile, absorb it from burning buildings, and coat my arms and legs for physical attacks. So far I have basic attacks for long range and close combat, but stopping there would be stupid. I need to figure out new techniques."
"Think Izuku, you've always taken the obvious path. Look for the road less traveled, and pioneer your own way through this."
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"Wait, I think I have something." Midoriya pulled out his phone and searched Google, "If I remember correctly, there's a... aha! Capoara, no Capoi... Ca-po-eira, Capoeira. A martial art that incorporates dance, acrobatics, and music. Looks like those break dancing classes are really paying dividends." Midoriya set his phone aside and wrote down 'Capoeira' in his notebook. "That's a start, but that only helps my Quirk usage a little bit, I need new techniques. I have 10 months before the Entrance Exam... and I get One for All. I should use this time to focus solely on my Quirk."
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"I should ask All Might for advice after school."
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"Quirk training advice?"
"If I focus on working out, then I'm losing time on honing my Quirk. Once I get One for All, my time will be divided. There's studying to maintain grades, and training my Quirk as well as my body, all of that with learning how to use One for All without blowing up my entire existence. Oh! And I'm studying Capoeira to add variety to my attacks. Since I don't have One for All yet, I want to use all the time I have doing something." Midoriya explained, while doing push-ups, "So help me."
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"GRAHAHA! I knew I made the right choice, you never want to take your foot off of the gas. Very well, I'll see what I can do, I'll tell you what are the next steps tomorrow morning. For now train your Quirk yourself."
"Got it."
*Click*
"Alright... hmph! 29."
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*FWOOSH*
"Alright! That's enough Young Midoriya!" All Might yelled, as the flames erupting from Midoriya's fists swiftly subsided... and steam erupted from his pores. "Take a quick swim to cool off, we got work to do."
"Right..." Midoriya groaned as he stripped down to his boxers and dove into the ocean.
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*SPLASH*
"HAAH! Cold water I missed you!" He yelled, before changing back into his clothes and ran up to the pile of garbage to start hauling.
"Since you wish to train your Quirk, I fine tuned your schedule to accommodate for it. This new schedule will make the last one look like a walk in the park."
"Worth it." Midoriya replied as he placed a ruined toaster on the bed of the truck, "We don't have time for conventional means. It's time to take the road less traveled."
"That's the spirit! Now let's get to work!"
"Right."
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"Having time regulated to Quirk training is good and all... but I still need to think of applications for my Quirk, all this Quirk training is only going to improve my overall endurance and the strength of my fire. The question is how? How can I use my Quirk in creative ways? So far I can only manipulate fire, coat my arms and legs, and use it as projectiles. Limited options." Midoriya told himself, staring at a blank page, "So what? What can I do?"
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"Wait... maybe I can find ideas there." Midoriya muttered as he clicked on a new tab.
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"... Oh yeah, these are some ideas I can try to implement."
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*Slam*
"Okay Young Midoriya, time to tra- WOAH!" A small ball of fire started rolling around the small section of the beach that was cleared out first. Until the fire disappeared and Midoriya flopped onto the ground.
"Ow..." All Might rushed over to help Midoriya off the ground.
"Holy crap kid! What was that?"
"A new technique I thought up a few nights ago and practiced during my off days. I coat my body with flames and roll around. I call it... Flame Wheel."
"Impressive! How did you come up with an idea like that?"
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"Young Midoriya?"
'Just tell him Izuku...' Midoriya thought to himself, before sighing, "I got it from Pokemon."
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*Poof*
"PFFT HAHAHA!" All Might laughed so hard that he deflated, "T-That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Haah... but in all seriousness, if using 'Pokemon' as a way to improve your arsenal then go for it. But acknowledge that if you're going to go down that road of using another company's moves into your arsenal, it could be either really good for branding, or could get you sued."
"That... wouldn't be good."
"But Nintendo is a Japanese company so it should be fine." All Might muttered, before shaking his head, "Anyway time to get to work. We need to get this beach cleaned up."
"Yes sir!"
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"Open it! Open it!"
"Hisashi, have some patience." Inko Midoriya, mother of Izuku Midoriya chastised as he opened his present.
"A lock picking kit?"
"You want to be a hero right? There will be times where you'll need to infiltrate a building to save hostages. So with that, you won't need to bust down a door and alert the entire country of your presence if you master that."
'... Learning how to pick locks would be useful to know.' Midoriya thought, "Thank you uncle."
"Alright scoot, time for my present." Inko spoke out as she set a small box on the table, Midoriya opened it... to reveal a green guitar pic.
"... Okay, what is it?" Midoriya asked with slight confusion.
"That's your Grandma's pick. She was a musician, a pretty good one too. Of course your Grandma became a doctor, and I became a lawyer, but she wanted somebody in our family to be a musician. So, since you and Hisashi like playing that guitar with little to no practice or idea on how to play. So I figured you would want to have it, maybe it will make you two sound less like crap."
"Oi!" Hisashi yelled which made her laugh, as Midoriya looked at the guitar pick.
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"We really do sound like crap."
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"Alright, now remember. The hair will take a few hours to digest. Since you ate it this morning, it should have digested after the written exam, you'll have One for All for the practical exam."
"But I haven't even tested it yet. How do I activate it?"
"Oh that's simple." All Might said, "You just clench your butt cheeks, and yell 'SMASH' from the depths of your heart."
"... That's the worst explanation I've ever heard." All Might flinched at what Midoriya said, "But it's about as good as I got, so I'll roll with it."
"Great." All Might said as he parked in front of the school, "Good luck, and don't hold back."
"Got it." Midoriya stepped out of the car and All Might drove off, he sighed and turned towards the school, "This is it... time to pass."
*Tap* *Fwip*
He took one whole step, before stumbling on his footing and started falling forward, "Or I'll just fall on my face and die... story of my li- Wait, why isn't the ground coming to hurt me?"
"Hehe, that's because my Quirk is saving you from dying silly." A brown haired girl said, before pulling him back up to his feet and touching all 10 of her fingers, "Anyway, isn't this, like, waay nerve wracking."
"Not really, I'm just a complete idiot."
"Haha!" She laughed, before sighing, "Man I wish I had your confidence. Anyway I don't wanna be late, see ya."
"See ya." Midoriya waved, as the girl ran off.
"Alright... now, right foot. Left foot."
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"Okay, destroy things and get points, sounds simple enough." Midoriya told himself, before noticing that brown haired girl fanning herself, "Oh it's her, I should tell her goo-"
*Fwip*
"You." A blue haired boy stated, before looking towards the girl, "She looks like she's trying to focus on the trials ahead. What are you going to do? Distract her and ruin her chances to succeed?"
'So a rich rule follower. Great...'
"Hey look! That's the guy who almost bit it out front earlier."
"Yeah, what a loser, but one less rival to worry about, I guess."
"He's out."
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Midoriya's eyes twitched, before he smirked, "Fine... I was going to wish her good luck. But thanks to you... I realized that's stupid."
"W-What?"
"I shouldn't care about any of you. So I'll just be the only one to pass in this sector." Midoriya grabbed his wrist and flicked it off of his shoulder, "So don't blame me for this, you just made me mad."
*CLANG*
The minute the doors opened Midoriya ran through, once he entered the battlefield he erupted a large wall of fire to block the path. "Unless you want your skin to burn off, stay back." He warned before looking at the numerous robots out on the faux city.
"Heh... time to kill them all."
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"Should we stop him principal?" The R-18 Hero, Midnight, asked as she watched Midoriya rush into the faux city while the others stayed behind, "He will pass guaranteed if he gets his way."
"Yeah, there are other students we need to test." The Space Hero, Thirteen, agreed, as Principal Nezu looked over the files of those in that group.
"Hmm... There are quite a few students here I'm interested in. But let's see how this plays out."
"But sir, he'll get every single point if no one is there to battle him."
"I'm well aware of the circumstances, Ms. Midnight." Principal Nezu said, "But let's see what he plans to do... I can wager every yen I have that it will be something big. Afterwards we could step in." He declared, before looking at All Might smirking.
'Do it kid.'
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"Damn it this is your fault!" One girl yelled, "Had you not ran your fucking mouth I would be in there getting a spot into U.A's Hero Course!"
"First off, who the fuck are you? Second off, you were saying stuff too don't think you have any moral high ground-"
"That's enough." A boy with 6 arms stated, earning him the attention of the upset examinees, "There is no point in infighting."
"Or what freak? In case you haven't noticed, your chances as well as ours have been burned to ashes. So why the fuck is there not a point in infighting?"
"Here we go! Ultimate Move! OVERHEAT!" The boy heard with his superb hearing and sighed.
"Because it's already over."
"Wha-"
*FWOOSH*
"H-Holy shit!" Suddenly a gigantic wave of fire stopped in front of the barrier, basking the students in a demanding orange.
"H-He was taking the same test as us?"
"W-What the fuck..."
All of the students were muttering their nervousness at this stunning revelation, but the boy with 6 arms just starred with wonder and awe.
"Such power..."
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*Fwoosh*
The fire wall disappeared, as Midoriya walked through, "You!" On cue, the blue haired boy walked up to him, "You brute! You ruined our chance-"
"Shut up." Midoriya muttered, steam erupting from his body as he turned to his left "Hey Present Mic!"
"What's up little listener?!"
"Can I give my points to the examinees of my choice?"
"Uhh... okay! Are you sure?"
"100% sure."
"Well you have 600 points to give!"
"Good. Brown haired girl, you're the only one I like, so you get 100. 6 arm dude, you look strong and your Quirk looks useful on the field, you get 100. Umm... you look like a jerk but you didn't say anything, and I'm sure that belt is potent in some way, you get 100."
"Merci."
"And you. I don't like you." Midoriya said, which made the blue haired boy look down, "But I'll pass it off as a bad first impression. The others on the other hand? I hate them, so congratulations, you get 100 points." The blue haired boy blinked a few times, processing what just happened, before Midoriya walked away, "There you go, charity hour is over. Good luck, hope to see none of you in my class..."
'Ghh, I... reeeeally need that ice bath.'
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"See? I told you it would all work out." Principal Nezu spoke out, "And he chose the 4 students in that sector I was interested in."
"... What just happened?" Midnight asked.
"He concentrated his power and then erupted it in a massive explosion." The Erasing Hero, Eraserhead explained.
"His control over his power is impeccable. I want him in my class sir." Vlad King spoke out.
"Agreed. He'd be too much of a hassle for me." Eraserhead replied.
"Well that settles that. But let's watch the remaining sectors to see who goes to what class."
"Yes sir."
'... Good job kid. I'm proud of you.'
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*Splash* *Tsss*
"Aaahhh... this is the life." Midoriya muttered, "I don't need any expensive ice... I have the ocean."
"I figured you'd be here." Midoriya turned around to see All Might standing on the sand.
"Oh Toshinori! Ice is expensive so I'm here to cool off."
"I understand why you would want to cool off. That was one impressive attack you did against those robots."
"Oh you saw it?"
"Of course, Principal Nezu allowed me to watch in order to find a successor. I already gave you One for All, so I just went to see how you did."
"So he knows about One for All?"
"Yes. Though he's one of very few who know about it, there's you, Recovery Girl, my most trusted friend in the police force, and my old master."
"Well that's good, because I don't plan on telling anyone until I have to."
"I wasn't worried about the secrecy, but I'm glad. Now, there's a week until the results drop... but considering you have 200 points after giving away 400, it's safe for me to say you passed. Congratulations." All Might congratulated, "Now, you're not supposed to know this until a week from now, when you get the official results, but Principal Nezu is employing a Dorm System to U.A."
"... Did he have a reason?"
"His reason was to make sure the students arrive awake and ready to learn and train. He's aware most students come from various parts of Japan, and he wants to keep them close to the school and help them avoid long commutes."
"Makes sense when you put it that way." Midoriya replied, before stepping out of the water, steaming the water off and putting on his clothes., "Well I have about 4 weeks until U.A. I'm going to do some training on my own."
"Agreed... I have a lot of paperwork I've been procrastinating on."
"So goodbye for now."
"Take care kid."
*End of Chapter*